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Table 1 Scale properties and descriptive statistics

From: Exploring the differential impact of individual and organizational factors on organizational commitment of physicians and nurses

 

Validity and reliability

 

Mean (SD) or n (%)a

Likert scale rangeb

No. of items

Cronbach’s α

Organizational Commitment

2.7 (0.7)

1 (strongly disagree) - 4 (strongly agree)

5

α = 0.86

Work experiences

 Support (from leader)

2.9 (0.7)

1 (not at all) - 4 (completely)

3

α = 0.87

 Support (from colleagues)

3.2 (0.5)

1 (not at all) - 4 (completely)

3

α = 0.78

 Autonomy in decision-making

3.4 (0.9)

1 (strongly disagree) - 5 (strongly agree)

3

α = 0.89

 Autonomy in work methods

3.3 (0.8)

1 (strongly disagree) - 5 (strongly agree)

3

α = 0.84

 Autonomy in work scheduling

3.4 (0.9)

1 (strongly disagree) - 5 (strongly agree)

3

α = 0.90

Organizational structures

Within-group agreement rwg(j)

 Size (no. of hospital beds)

814 (582)

   

 Existence of regular interdisciplinary medical conferences (yes/no)

62 (3.13)

   

 Organizational support (from leader)

2.9 (0.3)

1 (not at all) - 4 (completely)

3

rwg(j) = 0.76

 Organizational support (from colleagues)

3.2 (0.1)

1 (not at all) - 4 (completely)

3

rwg(j) = 0.88

 Organizational autonomy in decision-making

3.4 (0.3)

1 (strongly disagree) - 5 (strongly agree)

3

rwg(j) = 0.81

 Organizational autonomy in work methods

3.3 (0.2)

1 (strongly disagree) - 5 (strongly agree)

3

rwg(j) = 0.81

 Organizational autonomy in work scheduling

3.4 (0.3)

1 (strongly disagree) - 5 (strongly agree)

3

rwg(j) = 0.75

 Open communication in organization

2.6 (0.2)

1 (strongly disagree) - 4 (strongly agree)

4

rwg(j) = 0.86

 Perceived quality of care in organization

3.1 (0.3)

1 (strongly disagree) - 4 (strongly agree)

3

rwg(j) = 0.91

Control variables

 Executive position

203 (14.06)

   

 Gender (male)

191 (13.23)

   

Age

  < 30

324 (22.44)

   

 30–50

954 (66.06)

   

  > 50

166 (11.50)

   

Prof. experience in hospitalc

17.3 (10.3)

   

Prof. experience in respective unitc

10.9 (9.2)

   

Employment status (full-time)

1011 (70.01)

   
  1. aBased on data in final model (n = 1444), percentages are presented with two digits, standard deviations (SD) with one digit; bReferences for used scales are described in the “Measures” section of this manuscript; cin years